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Geography of Ancient Civilizations and Components of Civilizations

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Warm Up: Pre-Assessment on Ancient River Civilizations. On a notecard- Answer #1-7

WIO: Rank importance of the 8 key components of early civilizations.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.

Date: 10.15.12 A10.16.12 B

Class Work:•Warm Up •Check HW- First Civilizations Quiz/Questions•Pass back NB checks and explain corrections•Geography of Ancient Civilizations Activity•What makes a civilization? Notes from ppt•WIO

HW: CHOOSE ONE PROMPTto answer in a paragraph (5-7 sentences) on page 29 of your notebook. Discuss two negative (bad) and two positive (good) consequences of building a civilization. What types of issues do sophisticated societies deal with? Explain your reasoning to justify your answers.ORWhat are the 8 basic features of a civilization? What do you think are the 2 most important features in order for a civilization to run smoothly and be successful? Explain your reasoning to justify your answers.:

How do characteristics such as geography, economics, politics, and societal norms impact development of a civilization?

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Mesopotamia and the Sumerian Notes

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Warm Up: Answer each “I am” statement.

(1) I am a group of people working together to create an organized society. ________________

(2) I am the geographic feature where early people settled. _________________

(3) I am two features of a civilization that helps to bring people together. _____________ & _____________

WIO: Answer the following questions based on what we talked about today in class.

1. What two rivers run through the Fertile Crescent?

2. What is a ziggurat?

3. In what present day country is Mesopotamia located?

Date: 10.16.12 A10.17.12 B

Class Work:

•Warm Up, Check HW•Go over HW- Features of a Civilization Paragraph•BrainPop Video Clip – Sumerians•Mesopotamia/Sumerian Notes•WIO•Explain HW

HW: Complete Mesopotamia reading and answer questions 1-7. Highlight/underline the sentence you found each answer in. Number the sentences based on the question they answer.

How did geography encourage the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia?

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Help Wanted Poster

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Warm Up:

List 2 important inventions from the Sumerians.1. 2.

Explain how those two inventions improved life for civilizations.

WIO: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Why do you think you received the grade you did on the Unit 1 test?

2. How can you improve your study practices/habits for the next unit test?

Date: 10.19.12 A10.22.12 B

Class Work:

•Warm Up, Check HW•Quiz – Mesopotamia/Features of a Civilization•Review Test•“Help Wanted” ad project•WIO

HW: •Complete front portion/rough draft of “Help Wanted”ad. Final is due Thurs/Fri!!

•Complete test corrections if you received a 79% or less for half credit up to an 80%.•All late/missing work is due FRIDAY!! End of the Quarter!!

How can I improve my study habits for quizzes and unit tests in the future?

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Trade and Transportation in Mesopotamia

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Warm Up: Copy underlined words.Explain in 2-3 sentences each.WHY job specialization was important is ancient Mesopotamia?

What do you think life would be like TODAY if the ancient people have NEVER specialized in jobs?

WIO: Mesopotamian Jobs Reflection- Write 2 sentences for each. 1. What job would you most likely see

yourself doing if you lived in Mesopotamia?

2. Are any of the jobs similar to what we have today? How do you think they have changed?

Date: 10.23.12 A10.24.12 B

Class Work:

•Warm Up/WIO•Video – Trade and Transportation in Mesopotamia•Discussion about video•“Help Wanted” ad work time•Reminders about HW/End of Quarter grades

HW: •Complete “Help Wanted”ad. Final is due Thurs/Fri!! 10/25 and 10/26

•Complete test corrections if you received a 79% or less for half credit up to an 80%.•All late/missing work is due FRIDAY!! End of the Quarter!! 10/26

How did job specialization impact ancient Mesopotamia?